this qt >>> 2012, of course, is filled with the pageantry of the olympic games in london, hard fought election and royal baby news. tomorrow and "today," we will take a look back at the biggest headline makers and how we covered them. i'm natalie morales alongside willie geist and maria larosa and honey boo-boo, not so sure. waking you up. >>> meanwhile, ahead, still making new year's eve plans? a lot of you are. and meanwhile, if you have little ones, you may want to get creative as you bring in the new year. >>> plus, as you pack for a trip, do you struggle to get the necessi necessities to fit? we will compete in a friendly challenge to see who packs the best bag. i think i have had more practice than willie does. >> you never had a friendly challenge. you're competitive. >> i reinforce friendly challenge and mia will show us the way to do it. >>> did you know you can actually get paid to shed those unwanted pounds? we'll tell you about that and hot health trends to watch in the new year. >>> maria has the weather trend. lots to talk about. >> the northeast system impacting and heavy rains.